The twilight language explores hidden meanings and synchromystic connections via onomatology (study of names) and toponymy (study of place names). This blog further investigates "name games" and "number coincidences" found in news and history. Examinations are also found in my book The Copycat Effect (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2004).

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Normandy: 3 Dead in Church Hostage Incident

A hostage, said to be the priest, was killed by attackers, who stormed a church in the town of Saint Etienne du Rouvray at around 9am this morning local time. The location is in Normandy, France.

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I've been corresponding with the author Peter Levenda and he was intrigued by the symbolism of the coat of arms. He sent me this comment and gave me permission to post it here:

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I just had a look at the coat of arms of Saint Etienne du Rouvray, where the Catholic priest was killed and the hostages taken.

The central image of the eight-spoked wheel caught my attention. Immediate thoughts of the Wheel of Dharma, of course, but then I looked more closely and realized that it is the tenth card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot: The Wheel of Fortune.

In the Waite-Rider deck, the wheel has eight spokes with the Egyptian gods Anubis and Typhon (dog and serpent respectively) on either side. That's Death and Evil. Represented here by two leopards.

The crozier at the top of the coat of arms is represented in the oldest forms of the card by the goddess Fortuna holding a sceptre. In the Waite deck, by a sphinx holding a sword. It is said the French priest was beheaded.

I mean, it's pretty much the same imagery as the Tarot card.

Meanings vary, of course, but are always along the lines of a major change taking place, a kind of roulette wheel of chance and transformation of possibilities.

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Investigator of human and animal mysteries since 1960. Swamp Thing character "Coleman Wadsworth" in #4:7 and more in #4:8, is a tribute.
Author of over 35 books, including The Unidentified (1975), Mysterious America (1983/2007), Suicide Clusters (1987), Cryptozoology A to Z (1999), Bigfoot! (2003), The Copycat Effect (2004), and field guides.
Educated in anthropology-zoology at SIU-Carbondale, and psychiatric social work at Simmons College School of Social Work. Began doctoral work in anthropology (Brandeis University) and family violence (UNH). Taught at NE universities (1980 to 2003), while concurrently a senior researcher at the Muskie School (1983 to 1996), before retiring to write, lecture, consult, & open museum. Popular documentary course was taught for 23 semesters; appeared on C2C, The Larry King Show, MonsterQuest, Lost Tapes, In Search Of, and other tv programs.
Loren Coleman is a dedicated father (Caleb, Malcolm, Des), cryptozoologist, media consultant, and baseball fan.